From JTQ president Junji Tanigawa comes MOON, a new kind of tsuiki copperware art piece.

A tsuiki copperware art piece executively produced by Junji Tanigawa is set for release later this year with a limited run of 100.
MOON is Tanigawa’s latest collaborative effort following two artisan bottle coolers produced with champagne house KRUG. The item has been crafted by traditional tsuiki copperware workshop Gyokusendo of Tsubame- Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, but is thoroughly contemporary in form. It is a work of art that suggests a new vision and possibilities for traditional crafts.

Photo by YOSHIAKI TSUTSUI

About MOON

MOON takes its inspiration from the perpetual waxing and waning of the moon and represents an attempt to give form to its transformation from full moon to half-moon to new moon. The phases of the moon have captured the imagination of people around the world since ancient times and inspired countless tales. This enduring, universal motif has been applied to an item that can be used as a bottle cooler, vase, or objet d’art and has been crafted by the dueling sensibilities of a master tsuiki craftsman and a master imono metal caster. The result is a superior fusion of craftsmanship and practicality.

The Japanese concept of wa originally meant fusing disparate elements and techniques to create something serene and polished. Tanigawa’s goal is to continue searching for traditional crafts and highly polished techniques around Japan that he can bring together to create handcrafted items of superior quality that cannot be replicated in mass-produced forms.

Tsuiki-Waki MOON Official Website: http://www.tsuikiwaki.jp/en/